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Supreme Court appears swayed by Texas death row inmate’s request for DNA testing
The Supreme Court appeared swayed by a Texas death row inmate’s argument he has the legal right to sue over the state’s laws governing DNA testing, as he seeks to obtain testing on evidence he
Supreme Court orders new trial for death row inmate Glossip
Richard Glossip’s Supreme Court case became a focal point in the national debate over the death penalty, which critics say is unjust or unfairly applied.
Supreme Court throws out death sentence, murder conviction of Okla. death row inmate
The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has been on death row for more than 25 years. The court found that Glossip's trial violated his constitutional rights. It reversed the Oklahoma state court's judgement and sent the case back for a new trial.
Supreme Court orders new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip
Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a new trial for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma death row inmate who was joined in his bid to have his conviction thrown out by the state's Republican attorney general.
Richard Glossip, Death Row Inmate, Granted New Trial by Supreme Court
The Court ruled that prosecutors withheld information and leaned on faulty testimony during the Oklahoma man's original murder-for-hire trial
U.S. Supreme Court hears Texas death row inmate’s appeal for DNA test of evidence
Ruben Gutierrez wants to be able to sue prosecutors to compel them to test evidence that he says will prove he did not kill a Brownsville woman in 1998.
Supreme Court Justices Appear Narrowly Divided Over Death Row Prisoner Plea for DNA Testing
The justices heard arguments in the case of a man on death row in Texas who claims DNA testing could spare his life.
Supreme Court divided over death row right to DNA evidence testing
The Supreme Court on Monday was divided over whether a Texas man on death row has a legal right to sue, known as standing, to bring federal civil rights claims challenging the constitutionality of the Texas laws governing DNA testing.
A SWAT Team Raided This Innocent Family's Home. The Supreme Court Won't Hear Their Case.
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition from a family whose home was wrongly raided by a SWAT team, despite that law ...
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks on the Constitution at South Side church: 'No one is above the law'
The U.S. Supreme Court justice, making clear she was speaking in general terms, raised questions about President Donald Trump ...
Winning Preliminary Injunction No Basis For Lawyer Fees, Supreme Court Holds
A plaintiff who secures a preliminary injunction has achieved only temporary success at an intermediary stage of the suit,” ...
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Supreme Court sidesteps Trump’s effort to remove watchdog agency head
The Supreme Court on Friday left in place for now an order by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that instructed President Donald Trump to temporarily reinstate the head of an independent federal ...
Supreme Court overturns Richard Glossip conviction, orders new trial
The Supreme Court overturned Richard Glossip’s conviction, citing prosecutorial misconduct, and ordered a new trial in his Oklahoma death row case.
Supreme Court declines Trump's emergency bid to immediately fire head of watchdog agency
This was the first time the Supreme Court weighed in on the dozens of lawsuits challenging actions Trump has taken to reshape ...